100th Anniversary of the Indianapolis 500: Sunday, May 29th, 2011

It's race weekend here in Indianapolis and everyone is getting geared up for the 100th Anniversary of the Indianapolis 500.  We've thrown together a few fun facts that everyone should know about the 500.  Hope you all have fun this weekend with whatever tailgating, cookouts, and hangouts you have going on.  Be sure to drive safe and enjoy the festivities!

 Fun 500 Facts:
1) Around 400,000 people could be in attendance.

2) That's a lot of people eating a lot of food and drinking a lot of beer (and a few other beverages).  According to this chart, IMS would need around 5,000 Porta Potties to account for all that waste.

3) Before the race, they always play "Taps." And Jim Nabors always sings "Back Home Again in Indiana."

4) During rain delays, the crowd gets a bit restless. This video is the tamest evidence of this fact we could find. Pray for no rain. Pretty epic mudslide/faceplant here:



For more on the Indy 500 and various events going on this weekend, just follow these links to the IMS website:

Fun Facts Here

Carb Day:  Friday May 27, 2011

Indy 500 Veterans signing Autographs on May 28, 2011.

Official Blog of the Motor Speedway

Buy tickets for IMS events here

IB Reviews
Are you a blogger in Indianapolis? If you are and you write a post about any of the events surrounding the Indianapolis 500, write to us and let us know! We'll add a link to your post here. Click the links below to see what folks in Indianapolis have to say:

(check back often for updates!)

Indianapolis Blogger: The Tale of Going Natural

I'm a simple girl. The blogs that I read about natural hair talk about how proud they were to chop their hair and how they researched it and everything. I read some stuff beforehand of course, had talked to my husband a couple times about it. But what it came down to was necessity. I had matted hair. Like a dog. You see, I had my hair micro-braided and apparently, the chick had no clue what she is doing. This is what you get from knowing someone who knows someone, who doesn't have a license to do hair but does it out of her house while everyone around is smoking pot.

Anyway, I chopped all my hair off and for the first time ever (I never let anyone cut my hair willingly) I didn't cry about it. I felt a sense of empowerment.

I started this blog mainly because I am a sort of well, clueless, about hair. I figure there are other people out there that want to go natural, but have no clue what they are getting into. These are my thoughts, trials, and tribulations on the subject. Occasionally I will have non-hair related posts, but who doesn't?

Sit back and enjoy the show.

Please join me on my facebook page at: www.facebook.com/TheTOGN
I am on the twitter! I am witty with the twitty at: @mrsckugs
Or feel free to use my comment box at the top of my page.

In addition to doing the hair thing, I am an avid scrapbooker, amateur sewer, and extreme animal lover! I am currently in school getting my bachelors in Computer Information Technology.

The Tale of Going Natural

Free LP!! She Wants Revenge - "Valleyheart" Album

Free vinyl record of She Wants Revenge's new album, Valleyheart!  Congratulations to our winner, Cort!

The Band: She Wants Revenge

Justin Warfield and Adam Bravin are the brains behind the band She Wants Revenge. For their third album, Valleyheart, they have teamed up with drummer Scott Ellis and guitarist Thomas Froggatt. Valleyheart will be released May 23, 2011.

The alternative band is already receiving raves for their new single and video, “Must Be the One”. If you haven't heard it yet, you can watch the video on Youtube. See below:




Order Valleyheart by clicking here.
Buy the single, "Must be the One" from iTunes here.
Use this coupon from Best Buy to get it for $7.99. (valid till 6/4/11)

The Concert: WRZX May Day Festival

On May 28, 2011, She Wants Revenge will be playing in the WRZX May Day Festival at Verizon Wireless Music Center.  If you're interested in finding X103 May Day ticket drop locations, click here.  To go ahead and buy the tickets yourself, click here.

The Contest: Free Valleyheart Vinyl Record

Entering the contest is super easy. All you have to do is send an email to indianapolisbloggers@gmail.com. However, there are a number of ways you can increase your odds of winning. For each thing you do, you will get an extra point. For each point, you get your name thrown in the hat again.

1) Add our Feed to your reader. (1 Point)
2) Follow us on Twitter. (1 Point)
3) Friend us on Facebook. (1 Point)
4) Retweet or Share this page to tell your friends. (1 Point)
5) Refer a friend who then signs up for the contest. (1 Point)
6) Send us a check for $10,000 USD. (2 Points)
7) Send us a check for $1,000,000 USD. (The album is yours)

When you send your email, just list all the things you've done. Make sure you tell us if a friend referred you, so they will get their extra point. If we find you have lied about anything, you will be automatically disqualified and it's no wonder you're still here after the Rapture. Just leave a comment if you have any questions. Good luck!

IB Reviews
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Free Tickets and IB Reviews of "The Hangover 2"

Hey Indianapolis Bloggers- Our friends over at The Film Yap are having another advance screening giveaway.

They are offering up free tickets to a screening of the movie "The Hangover 2." The screening is May 24, at 7:30pm at a theater on the north side. We've been asked not to disclose the theater, but whoever wins the tickets will obviously get that info.

If you're interested, all you have to do is go leave a comment somewhere on their blog, then shoot them an email. That's it! Follow this link for details: INDIANAPOLIS!! Enter to Win Passes to See “The Hangover Part II”! Keep in mind that you cannot buy tickets for this event, so be sure to head over to The Film Yap to win yours today!

Also, if you are a blogger in Indianapolis and you see The Hangover 2, be sure to write up a quick review on your blog and tell us what you thought of it. Even if you don't watch it till it comes out on DVD. After you've written your post, just send us an email and we'll add a link to your post from this page. So if anyone wants to know what Indy Bloggers thought of the movie, they can come here to find out. Thanks much and keep up the blogging!

Indianapolis Bloggers Review - The Hangover 2:

NUVO - Ed reviews 'The Hangover 2'
Joe at The Film Yap - The Hangover Part II

Indianapolis Blogger: Eternal Lizdom

I'm Liz. And if you are new to Eternal Lizdom (or if you are an obsessed stalker fan), you might want to get to know me a bit from my previous posts. Given that there are over 1,000 posts on this blog, it would be time consuming to read through everything (but a big gold star to anyone who does!). I'm hoping to make it a little easier for you by sharing a bunch of links that maybe show who I am and what I'm all about.

I consider myself a life blogger. I wear a lot of different hats so I can't imagine pigeon holing myself into one of those niches. Mommy blogger, fitness blogger, relationship blogger, photo blogger, Christian blogger, and so on.

We live in Indiana in a suburb outside of Indianapolis. My husband and I met in 2001 in community theatre. We were married in October 2003. We both work full time- he is an IT guy and I'm a corporate office worker. We have 2 kids- Teagan was born in 2005 and Zach was born in 2007. We have 1 pooch- a senior toy poodle named Sassy.

That's the basics, I suppose. Here are some of my favorite posts and some of my readers' favorite posts. Enjoy! And I hope you'll become a regular- feel free to jump in with comments or e-mail me. I blog because I love the connections to other people so I'd love to connect with you!

The best way to get to know me is by reading the series I wrote on how I "do it all."

Life of Lizdom - Part 1

Life of Lizdom - Part 2

Life of Lizdom - Philosophy

Life of Lizdom - Practicality

The Big Secret

And these are posts I've written that either really speak to who I am or that tell you more about me.

I'm passionate about self esteem and loving yourself and the messages we send to our kids.

I am very honest about parenting- one of our hardest battles was when our kindergartner started bullying kids in her class.

I'm a survivor.

I'm passionate about my faith and it leads me on a path of love, respect, and equality- for all.

I am a runner- albeit a slow one.

You are always welcome to e-mail me if you want to get to know me better!  Thanks for stopping by!

Eternal Lizdom